porró
/puˈrɔ/
CA
A traditional Catalan ceramic drinking vessel, typically narrow-necked with a spout, used to drink wine directly from the bottle by pouring into one's mouth from a distance.
Els joves van beure vi del porró a la festa de la sardana.
Young people drank wine from the porró at the sardana festival.
Etymology
The word originates from the Latin 'porrum', meaning 'leek', referring to the long, narrow shape of the vessel. It entered Catalan by the 15th century.
Memory Aid
Remember 'porró' sounds close to 'pour' — it's a vessel you pour wine directly from into your mouth.
Collocations
porró de ceràmicavi del porróbeure del porróporró tradicional